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 718 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. IH. Ch. 167. 1895. of the road shall be made within one year after the opening of Pennsylvania avenue to the Bowen road. These routes may be modified or extended at the will of Congress, and the said railway company shall · comply with such modifications or extensions. wmsing sms. Sec. 2. That whenever the roadway of any street occupied_by the said railway company is widened, one-half of the cost of widening and improvement of such widened part shall be charged to the said railway company and collected from said company in the same manner as the cost of 'laying or repairing pavements lying between the exterior . rails of the tracks of street railways, and for a distance of two feet from and exterior to such track or tracks on each side thereof is colv¤1.2o.p.1o•s. lectible. under the provisions of section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act providing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia,” approved June eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. county mms. Sec. 3. That when the route described coincides with that of a coun- ' try road of less width than sixty-six feet the railway shall be con- · structed entirely outside the road. C¤¤¤u·¤cri¤n· Sec. 4. That the said railway shall be constructed in a substantial and durable manner; and all rails, electrical and mechanical appliances, conduits, stations, and so forth, shall be of approved pattern. Pavements, ew., to Sec. 5. That the said corporation shall at all times keep the space ` dition as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their successors may direct, and when ever_ any street occupied by said railway is paved or repaired or otherwise improved the said corporation shall bear all the expense of improving the spaces above described. Should the said corporation fail to comply with the orders of the Commissioners, the work shall be done by the proper officials of the District of Columbia and the amounts due from said corporation shall be collected as V'ol.N,p.106. provided by section five of the Act entitled "An Act providing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia,” approved - June eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. - overhead mm. Sec. 6. That if the said railway be operated by overhead wires the corporation shall furnish and maintain such lights along its line as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may direct, without cost to thliott pemiimd in the District of Columbia ; but no overhead wires shall be constructed ° °' y' or used within the limits of the city of Washington. ¢¤*¤*i¤zz*•·l¤•·¢*°- Sec. 7. That nothing in this Act shall prevent the District of Columbia at any time, at its option, from altering the grade of any avenue, · street, or highway occupied by said railway, or from altering and improving streets, avenues, and highways, and the sewerage thereof In such event it shall be the duty of said company to change its said railway and the pavement so as to conform to such grades and improvements as may have been established. Excnvaticnmetv- Sec. 8. That it shall be lawful for said railway company, its successors or assigns, to make all needful and convenient trenches and excavations in any of said streets or places where said company may have the right to construct and operate its road, and place in such trenches and excavations all needful and convenient devices and machinery for operating said railroad in the same manner and by the means aforesaid. But whenever such trenches or excavations shall interfere with anysewer, gas, or water pipes, or any subways or conduits, or any public work of the kind, then the expense necessary to change such underground constructions shall be borne by the said railroad company. Deposit to defray Sian. 9. That the said company shall, before commencing work on °"’°”“”‘ said railroad on such street, deposit with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of the Washiiigtoin Aqueduct such sum as the Secretary of War may consider necessary to defray all the expenses that may be incurred by the United States in connection with the inspection of the work of construction of said railroad on such street, and in ‘ making good any damages done by said company, or its works, or
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